One year ago the Westfield Blue Devils scored a goal in overtime to defeat the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers, 11-10, in the semifinal round of the North Group 4 playoffs en route to beating Ridgewood, 10-9, in overtime for the North title and Eastern, 17-10, for the overall Group 4 crown. This time, ...

A relatively rough first half of the season eventually smoothed in the second half for the Cranford High School girls lacrosse team this season. The Cougars had a 4-8 record entering Union County Tournament (UCT) time but went 7-3 the rest of the way to finish with an even 11-11 record. Head Coach J...

High-scoring games, seven games decided by one goal and several blowouts highlighted the season for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls lacrosse team. There were only two games where the winning team scored less than 10 goals, one a win and one a loss for the Raiders who were on the short si...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINThe third-seeded Westfield Blue Devils baseball team defeated the second-seeded Woodbridge Barrens, 8-4, in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 playoffs in Woodbridge on June 3. The victory set up a championship game in Basking Ridge on June 5 with ...

Prepared by DAVID B. CORBINControl in the face-off position and a quick offensive jump put the third-seeded, No. 19 Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys lacrosse team on the road to success in the North Jersey, Group 3 quarterfinal game against Northern Highlands on June 2 in Scotch Plains. The 16-6 Raiders q...

The top-seeded AL Johnson High School softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the second-seeded Delran Bears, 5-4, to win its second Central Jersey, Group 2 Championship in a row in Clark on June 6. Last year, the Crusaders scored two runs in the seventh inning to ...

After shutting out the Dickinson Rams in the quarterfinals and the JP Stevens Hawks in the semifinals, the top-seeded Westfield High School boys tennis team made it a clean sweep by shutting out the Columbia Cougars, 5-0, for the North Jersey. Section 2, Group 4 Championship on June 2. Three days la...

The top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys volleyball team defeated Don Bosco Prep, 25-19, 25-14, in the first round of the North Jersey, Group 3 playoffs in Scotch Plains on May 29. In the quarterfinal round, the Raiders defeated 15-13 Belleville, 25-16, 26-17.Raider Dan Ennis recorded 1...